metre
- n the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- n (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- n rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- Bonthron won his heat in the 800-metre run.
- Mary Hoerger Platform dive Dorothy Poynton Hill 300-metre medley relay .
- There were numerous outstanding events: 1) The 400-metre hurdles race was won by George Taylor, Grinnell College, who reduced a world's record of 53 seconds to 52 610 .